Concept

Divine Absoluteness and the Shadow-Like Ego in Attar's Mokhtar Nameh (Chapter 7, Poem 6)

This concept explores the theme of self-effacement and the absolute existence of the Divine as depicted in Chapter 7, Poem 6 of Attar's Mokhtar Nameh. Using the metaphor of a shadow at the door of the bright sun, Attar illustrates how the individual ego must become indistinct and ultimately vanish. Since the Divine is the only true reality ('Someone who is everything that exists'), asserting an independent self or 'me' is deemed inappropriate and contradictory to mystical truth.

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Persian Literature Prerequisite Course